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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2015, 1:51 PM EDT for Somerset County, Maine. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2015, 1:51 PM EDT (17:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2015, 2:20 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1752 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 1, 9:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 9:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 631 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015 MEZ007>009-012>014-020>022-NHZ001>004-021045- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL- 631 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. MEZ018-019-023>028-NHZ005>015-021045- INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 631 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150>154-021045- STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 631 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 11:40 AM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 1, 1:16 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 116 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015 MEZ012-NHZ002-004-011745- SOUTHERN OXFORD ME-NORTHERN CARROLL NH-SOUTHERN COOS NH- 116 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR... SOUTHERN OXFORD COUNTY IN MAINE NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SOUTHERN COOS COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE * UNTIL 145 PM EDT * AT 115 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PINKHAM NOTCH...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. * WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MOUNT WASHINGTON... PINKHAM NOTCH... JACKSON... CHATHAM... AND STOWE. LAT...LON 4416 7135 4428 7131 4437 7082 4408 7088 TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 266DEG 24KT 4421 7123 LEGRO
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 1:25 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
125 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015
MEZ009-011815-
CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-
125 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTY IN MAINE
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT
* AT 123 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ROCKWOOD TO 19 MILES WEST OF BLANCHARD TO 7 MILES EAST OF
CARRABASSETT VALLEY...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH.
* WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOOSEHEAD...
THE FORKS...
MAYFIELD...
LAKE MOXIE...
AND CARATUNK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE MOXIE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER NOW. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4565 6973 4565 6970 4563 6971 4562 6970
4558 6971 4553 6978 4531 6970 4529 6971
4512 6966 4509 6971 4511 7015 4513 7016
4511 7027 4532 7014 4558 7004 4567 6974
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 255DEG 24KT 4556 6992 4535 6997 4511 7008
LEGROSpecial weather statement, Aug 1, 1:40 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
140 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015
MEZ012-NHZ004-011815-
SOUTHERN OXFORD ME-NORTHERN CARROLL NH-
140 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
SOUTHERN OXFORD COUNTY IN MAINE
NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT
* AT 140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTH CONWAY...MOVING
TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH.
* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON
ROADWAYS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WATERFORD...
GREENWOOD...
STONEHAM...
SWEDEN...
AND CHATHAM.
LAT...LON 4424 7110 4424 7104 4428 7105 4438 7063
4416 7064 4413 7070 4414 7071 4411 7075
4418 7111
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 263DEG 16KT 4420 7103
LEGROThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 11:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Somerset | 35 min |
| Aug 1, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Somerset | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 35 min |
| Aug 1, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin, Kennebec | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Waldo | 54 min |
| Aug 1, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 24 min |
| Aug 1, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 65 min | |
| Aug 1, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Knox, Waldo | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 11:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Coos | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 12:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Grafton | 32 min |
| Aug 1, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Carroll | 29 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.